COVID-19 hospitalization levels up in B.C., 125 new cases
Posted September 30, 2020 5:05 pm.
Last Updated September 30, 2020 5:09 pm.
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) — The province is reporting 125 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday as more people are being hospitalized because of the virus.
There are currently 72 people in hospital, which is nearing the levels heading into May.
Good:
No new LTC outbreaks
No additional deaths
Bad:
New cases in every authority
Hospitalizations up (now at early May levels & going up not down)#bcpoli #covid19 @news1130 https://t.co/a0lvbkrJrT pic.twitter.com/6rJSYPfxqX— LizaYuzda (@LizaYuzda) September 30, 2020
Twenty of those now in hospital are in intensive care.
There are no new deaths, leaving the total at 234 for the province.
BC #COVID19 update Sept. 30
No deaths (Total: 234)
Total new cases: 125
Includes 1 epi-linked (discovered after recovery with antibody testing)
(Total: 9,138)— Lasia Kretzel (@lkretzel1130) September 30, 2020
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Deputy Minister of Health Stephen Brown said there aren’t any new outbreaks in the community or in health-care facilities to announce.
There are still active outbreaks at 14 long-term care or assisted-living facilities and three acute-care facilities.
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Health officials note the pandemic has changed the daily lives of British Columbians, including how they work, go to school, and visit loved ones.
“Despite this added obstacle, people across B.C. have risen to the challenge with compassion and determination to help keep our curve where we need it to be,” Henry and Brown said, encouraging everyone “to keep going.”
“Take a moment to thank the people at your local grocery store, reach out to your elderly neighbour to help with their garden cleanup or send a note to a friend that you haven’t seen for a while. A small kindness is good for us all.”
After being in contact with someone who tested positive for the virus, 3,202 people are under public health monitoring, 135 less than the day before.
There are 1,284 active cases.
Since 7,591 of the 9,138 confirmed cases in the province have recovered, the recovery rate is 83 per cent.
“Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 3,340 cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, 4,658 in the Fraser Health region, 208 in the Island Health region, 533 in the Interior Health region, 312 in the Northern Health region and 87 cases of people who reside outside of Canada,” Henry and Brown said.
-With files from Liza Yuzda
